{"id":581638,"date":"2021-02-01T05:49:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T10:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=581638"},"modified":"2021-02-01T05:49:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T10:49:34","slug":"norwich-city-sign-goalkeeper-orjan-nyland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/01\/norwich-city-sign-goalkeeper-orjan-nyland\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwich City Sign Goalkeeper \u00d8rjan Nyland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/norwich-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Norwich City<\/a> have completed the signing of <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/bdedffac\/Orjan-Nyland\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orjan Nyland<\/a> on a short-term deal until the end of the 2020\/21 season.<\/p>\n<h2>Goalkeeper \u00d8rjan Nyland Joins Norwich City<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud835\udca9 \ud835\udcb4 \ud835\udc3f \ud835\udc9c \ud835\udca9 \ud835\udc9f 1\ufe0f\u20e32\ufe0f\u20e3 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QMI46VDjZM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/QMI46VDjZM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NorwichCityFC\/status\/1356176715865849856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>N<\/strong>yland Signs Contract With Norwich Until the End of the Season<\/h3>\n<p>\u00d8rjan Nyland has joined Norwich as a free agent, signing a contract until the end of the current season.<\/p>\n<p>Nyland most recently starred for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/13\/louie-barry-the-cream-of-aston-villas-talented-young-crop\/\" target=\"_self\">Aston Villa<\/a> in the club\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/19\/arsenal-talent-bukayo-saka-continues-to-impress\/\" target=\"_self\">Premier League<\/a> promotion winning campaign in 2018\/19.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old will be hoping to provide the experience required for the Championship leaders to get over the line.<\/p>\n<h3>Searching for Regular Football at Norwich<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/16\/emiliano-martinez-completes-aston-villa-move\/\" target=\"_self\">After the signing of<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/7956236f\/Emiliano-Martinez\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emiliano Martinez<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal<\/a>, Nyland fell out of favour at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/aston-villa-club-news-analysis-fixtures\/\" target=\"_self\">Aston Villa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian made one appearance in the 2020\/21 League Cup, before departing Villa through mutual consent in October.<\/p>\n<p>It is expected that Nyland will provide back-up to regular number one <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/f23f9d20\/Tim-Krul\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tim Krul<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Nyland Happy to Be at Carrow Road<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canaries.co.uk\/News\/2021\/february\/city-complete-nyland-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Speaking to Norwich<\/a> after completing his move, Nyland expressed his happiness at signing for the Canaries:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had a lot of offers but when Norwich came along I wasn\u2019t doubtful at all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an easy choice really.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Norwich boss, Daniel Farke echoed those sentiments:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOrjan (Nyland) has proved he can play at both Championship and Premier League level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has the personality and quality to help us both in the short term and potentially the long term.<\/p>\n<p>Nyland will wear the number 12 at Carrow Road.<\/p>\n<p>The signing certainly seems a smart one from the Canaries when considering their injury problems this season. Now, with Nyland in, they can happily continue their pursuit for promotion back to the Premier League- one season on from relegation. The signs certainly look positive, now they must find consistency.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"RLD-8I4YSz5NX_5ajXsOFA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1272680405\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'RLD-8I4YSz5NX_5ajXsOFA',sig:'B6s93xUwzb9MTrc4s6d2X6JhHtLHlbPdwrv9NF-4wik=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1272680405',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norwich City have completed the signing of Orjan Nyland on a short-term deal until the end of the 2020\/21 season. 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